Lady Colts show good things at scrimmage with Cowgirls

SILVER CITY — The Silver High School girls’ basketball team held a scrimmage with Cliff High School on Wednesday night.

Things looked bright for the Lady Colts who were actually able to compete with the Cowgirls this time around.

“I thought we had a lot of energy and played pretty hard,” coach Chris Salas said. “We are coaching at a high level right now so with that said we are expecting our kids to come out and perform at that level.”

The first two quarters saw Silver compete with Cliff and Salas said the scoring and defense was phenomenal. But, the third quarter gave way to some tired girls and easy baskets for the opponent.

“We got tired and were giving up easy baskets because we couldn’t get back on defense,” Salas said. “We also missed some easy shots. But, we competed. Last year they smashed us.”

The Lady Colts will have to get ready in a hurry as their home opener is Tuesday against Santa Teresa High School. Six seniors will anchor a team of underclassmen that are littered with talent.

“We won 11 games last year,” Salas said. “In four of our losses we lost by six points or less. We were right there and I think this year we have a strong team concept that will help us turn those losses into wins.”

Salas is doing double duty right now as he is also on the football coaching staff. Having to run late practice hasn’t hurt the basketball team and he thinks it’s going to help them in the long run.

“The varsity plays around 7 p.m. anyways, so us practicing around 6:30 p.m. is a good mental thing for our girls,” Salas said. “The girls have been responding well.”